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The evening world., 1887-12-21
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Senator Palmer, of Michigan, has Q hobby in his
Jersey cows and Percheron horses. His butter
costs him about 81 q pound.
A Georgia undertaken advertises that he has
: brand-new elegant hearses -one for the
white and one for the colored people"
Apetrinsd snake, three inches in diameter and
several feet In length, was thrown out by a blast In
the quarries at Deadwood, Oak. recently.
George W. Childs. the Philadelphia editor and
phiianthropist, possesses a table service worth
$50, 600, a clock that cost &c. 900 and 20, 900 valuable
autographs
Daniel SLOVENIAN, who has Just been received into
the Wabash County (Ind. } Insane Asylum as q pa
tent, prefers grass to any other food. He chews u
cud like o COW.
1t is alleged that Miss Maggie Hazieton, q young
woman Of Trenton, N. j., weighs ssO pounds. A
Philadelphia dime museum manager Ii making ef-
forts to secure her for exhibition.
The study OF volaphk, the new universal Ian
guage. is obligatory upon the students Of the Royal
Gymnasia of Munich. In Russia It Ia permitted 70
be used in teiegraphic transmission.
A traveller, recently returned from q trip to New
Mexico, says that In q little valley in the south
Of the Territory he saw ripe apples, green apples
and apple blossoms all growing in the same
orchard.
A Kansas City confectioner drew crowds of curl
Gus people to his store aud sold quantities OF candy
by suspending nye dead mice from miniature scat
folds and labelling them with the names OF the con-
demned Anarchists.
Capt. Frank Burkitt, the editor Of the Oklahoma
wis. Messenger, Ii assisted in his duties by Miss
Jennie Lee and Miss Mystic Burkitt, his daughters.
They edit the State news and the society columns
Of their fathers paper and also set type for 1t.
The negroes of Baltimore are said to be unu-
sually thrifty as a rule, and there are min eteen of
them whose combined wealth aggregates $500, 600.
The richest OF them Is Joseph Thomas, a boss
stevedore, who Is worth $50, 900 James L. Brad
ford, n green grocer, is worth $50, 600.
A rubber belt on the cotton gin at Coosaw, Ca q,
broke with sucn force the otner day that 1t snapped
around ike q whip, and the end struck Berry Glib
son, a negro, In the face. He was thrown TO the
ground s~enseless, his nose was mashed nat against
his face and his eyes were driven out of their
sockets.
Some Of the young people OF Cairo, H., had a
caudy-pulinR the other evening, and everybody
was having a jolly lime until suddenly the house
cat slipped from o shelf above the stove and fell
into the boiling molasseA He put such a damper
on the entertainment that the party soon broke mp.
The cat died.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
A NEW UNIFORM FOR THE SEVENTH.

Col. Leland Introduces Something that In.
terests the Members, ut Mazett's.
The members Of the Seventh Regiment Veteran
Association. who are busy in getting up the new
armed reserve corps, met last evening at Mazettis
and put the body on a working basis. Leonard +.
BecEwith made a complainant chairman and
viewed the prospects OF the corps through
his rose-colored glasses. Col. Leland, who
was the head OF a committee on O new
uniform presented his report In the form of an OBJ
ject lesson. Member Whitlock stepped forward
with full uniform, as 1t is to be. 1t 10 a peculiarly
quiet garb. The close-1ttlng blouse ID of dark
blue, with ny front and braid. Not a button 10
visible, and on the collar points the monogram.
silver. There IA a fatigue cap in dark
blue, while the trousers are Of lighter
blue, with q broad dark band with
black piping. The belt is felt-covered and the car
tridge.box as well, though 1t Is likely that with me
adoption OF q magazine rine, as Ii proposed, Q
cartrldge-belt may be taken. The sidearm II O
sword bayonet in q steel scabbard.
and after the meeting had acted as q whole on Q
military tailoring inspection the uniform. which 10
to be supplied at sea 90 each, was unanimously
adopted.
The choice of officers was next proceeded with,
and Joseph Lentilhon as Captain and r. A. Scher-
merhorn as First Lieutenant were CHOSEN unan-
imously. The Second Lieutenancy was lett open.
II was suggested that a number Of the corps
members provide themselves with uniforms and
attend the meeting OF the entire association on the
second Monday in January, when the question Of
setting aside the old-fashioned Chapeau and Field
Marshal OUTFIT of the old-time uniformed battal-
lon viii come mp for discussion.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
Not All Little Angels.

IRON me Chto0go TTtOune.l
Two married ladies were talking In q street-caI.
One was recounting the wonderful sayings of her
precoeious children. ~ was travelling IN 0O
West, 4" said one, accompanied by my six-year-
old Freddie. We stopped at a railroad eating
house where a colored man walked up and down
pounding q gong. Fred listened awhile, and with
q North Side look OF contempt said: Maybe that
Teller thinks he's playing a tune, but he isn'tI'
When he was two years old he saw his first snow
storm and exclaimed: See, it's raining pop
cornl' But 1t is my little girl who always has the
faculty OF giving me away" she continued"
4" When she first started to school the
teacher asked per name. STELLA was the reply.
Blu! your last name p She was silent, not UNDER
st inding tnat she had a family name. After sew
eral despairihge efforts the teacher asked: What
does mamma call papa p OH old black debbil,
when she's mad, was the reply"
An old gentleman living on the west side entered
the connubial state for the fourth time not long
s nee. During the ceremony sobs were heard In
an adjoining room, which led a guest TO inquire
what was the matter. whereupon q little boy
answered, sit is only Maria. She always cries
when papa gets married"
A little boy md girl on the North Side were look
ing at the picture OF jacobs ladder, with the angels
ascending and descending. The little boy strongly
objected to believe in the story because, he said,
everybody knew angels mad wings and 80 they did
not need a ladder to climb to heaven on. ''But,D
said the little girl, "perhaps these angels were
mOltinQ,
The evening world., 1887-12-21
Lite ON n Gloucester Fishing Schooner.

lfToW " ftNsourg Dtspdtch.l
The vessels of our fishermen In early times were
diminutive craft Of only from 8 to 70 tons burden.
To-day the fishing vessels sailing out Of Gloucester
are nrst-class two-masted schooners ranging from
10 TO 1876 tons burden. They are the swiftest,
most buoyant and seaworthy, and still the most
beautiful and graceful vessels anoat. There Is a
pleasant story as TO how these craft became known
as schooners. In lT18 Andrew Robinson launched
q vessel rugged similar TO those known as schooner
rugged. As she sped down the ways for her baptism
In brine some one shouted: Look at herl Lord
how she schoonsl" "Let her be a schooner!'
shouted back the builder; and 80 she will remain.
The average crew for a nrst-class fishing vessel
comprises u skipper, or captain, and from fourteen
to sixteen men; and It Ii almost Invariably the case
that not 3 man IL shipped who ID not as perfectly
familiar az the skipper himself with every manner
OF coast and hanks fishing as well as with every
conceivable duty az fisherman or seaman. The
stores, or supplies, vary according to the kind of
nsh sought and the probable length OF the cruise;
but they are always far superior 10 those provided
for seamen in merchant service. There Is no caste,
no distinction in food, treatment or fellowship; and a
skipper would be rdiculed of the coast whose
cabiu table was a stranger to butter, pies, eggs,
fowls, good biscuit and coffee and the best quality
Of cured meats; and as ON many of the vessels
large quantities OF ice are kept for the purpose Of
preserving fresh fish for the markets, vegetables
and fresh meats are not uncommon even on eX-
tended cruises. ASIDE from the serious toll, dan
gers and frequent necessary hardships endured, no
s~eafaring men command or deserve better treat
ment.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
THEIR IMMUNITY AT AN END.
Indictment Of the Men Who Sold Alleged
Ball Tickets In Sheriff Grants Name.

Indictment of the Men Who Sold Alleged
Ball Tickets In Sheriff Grants Name.
Secure in the remembrance that the Su-
preme Court had decided in their favor
before, George E. Smith and Philip Dalland,
who were recently arrested for selling
alleged ball tickets, representing themselves
as attaches of the Sherif's Office. had hoped
to escape a criminal prosecution.
They reckoned without their host. Sheriff
Grant has been annoyed for nearly two years
by the action Of these and other spectators
of the same kidney and was tired of being
represented to his friends and acquaintance
in the light of a b~lackmailer and he had been
on their track with q detective force for some
time.
Not contenting themselves with d simple
statement that they were connected with the
SheriG's department, they threatened the
proprietortof some of the principal hotels and
others with the withdrawal of the .favors of the
Office, in the nature of special deputy sher-
ifs, If there was n failure to purchase the
worthless bits of cardboard.
The result was their indictment by the
Grand Jury yesterday, Sheriff Grant being
the complainant.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
PETICH WORSHIP,

Mr.. BLANE's local organ out-Herods
Herod in its worship of the tariff fetch.
What must sensible Republicans think Of
the 7ribune's latest declaration that - to talk
about : reforming , the tariff " is like pro-
posing to reconstruct the Gospel or remodel
the law Of gravitation."
There you have it! The AZ per cent. war
tariff, pouring a yearly surplus of over
$10o, 900, 900 into the Treasury and increasing
by many times that sum the cost of the
peoples necessities, must no more be dis
turbed or questioned than the Gospel" or
the law Of gravitation."
II the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS take that stand
the tariff will not be reformed-it will be
emashed.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
MANAGER HAHN INVISIBLE.
We Has Not He'd limo Yet 20 Investigate
the Elevated Railroad Accident.

the Elevated Railroad Accident.
A train left the track near tho Franklin
street station Of the Sixth avenu elevated
road at 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
jolted along on the very ends Of the ties,
frightening the passengers and endangering
many lives.
II was almost q miracle that the train was
brought TO q stop before the cars were pre-
cipitated into West Broadway below.
All these facts were mentioned in the even-
ing edition of The WORLD yesterday.
Some one was certainly at fault for the &C.
cident.
Seventy-fve workmen had been engaged
for several days in laying. switches and side
tracks at this point. and bolts had been
loosened and spikes drawn from the rails.
A WORLD reporter called upon General
Superintendent Hahn this morning to obtain
further particulars.
Col. Hahn returned tho card the reporter
sent in with the reply that he was too
busy"
Then the reporter asked through the mes
senger if the blame for the accident had been
fixed on any one.
To this Col. Hahn replied that IL had not
and that full and close investigation would
be required to settle who was responsible.
He had not yet had time to go into the details
| of the affair.
Shuttle trains were run both ways from the
Franklin street station for an hour and
twenty minutes, and since then trains have
been run ON the regular schedule.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
A RAFE uSE OF ICE.

II the scare about disease germs in ice,
whether exaggerated or not, shall tend to
lessen the use Of ice in drinking water. it
will do o vast amount of good.
Bacteria are not the only source of danger
in ice. The American habit-for it is con-
fined to this country-of deluging the stom-
ach with draughts of ~iced-water, with the
meals, is most pernicious. It retards diges-
ton until the normal heat of the stomach is
regained, and is q prolific cause of dyspepsia.
If the water be placed in the refrigerator,
or elsewhere in contact with the ice or cold
air. until it be cool enough to be agreeable,
there will be no danger from disease-germs
and less danger of dyspepsia.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
HOW TO CRAFTY THE MUGWUMPs.
A Plan for Taking Care of Gen. Banks,
Lowering and Ex-Collector Pratt.
ESPECIAL TO THE woRLD.l

ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD
WASHINGTON, Dec q. -Representatlve Leopold
Morse, OF Boston, has a plan by which the Presi-
dent can solidify the Democratic party in Massa-
chusetts and at the same time swim z the Independ
ents into line. His scheme is TO have the President
reappoint Gen. Banks, the present United States
Marshal; to make Henry b. Lowering Postmaster of
Washington, and to give ex-Colector Pratt a snug
berth in the Boston Custom House. The scheme
is ingenious to say the least. Banks was originally
championed by the Mugwumps, and they only
dropped him when they found out how negligent
he had been in the conduct OF his ONCE. They
dropped him, however, with reluctance and would
like to take him up again, not because he has any
particular merits, but because he is q relic of Re
publican rule and the Democrats do not want him.
Mr.. Morse told the President that az Gen. Banks's
days OF offensive craftsmanship had gone by and az
he was q sort OF heirloom that had to be taken care
OF the President had better give him shelter. II
Lowering were made Postmaster Of the District he
would receive a salary Of s., 900, only 81, GOO less
than the marshalship pays, and the position Ii q
pleasant one. Pratt could be nicely taken care OF
in the Boston Custom-House, where there are sew
eral important positions filled by Republicans. some
half-dozen places paying from s.. 100 to 81, 500 0
year are now held by Republicans, any one of
which could be creditably filled by Mr.. Pratt.
II the President should fall in with this idea and
ind places for Pratt, Banks and Lowering at one
fell swoop everybody would be happy, at least SO
MI. Morse thinks.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
THE NEGLECTED PROMENADE.

The annual bridge report shows a large in
crease In railroad passengers, but a consider
able decrease Of foot passengers. Not one
person in ten walked across.
The bridge promenade, the most magni6-
cent in all the world, is not half appreciated.
There would be fewer pallid faces among the
thousand of weary sedentary workers who
cross the bridge If they would use the foot
path instead of the crowded cars.
A brisk walk in the bracing air Of the
promenade is better than medicine. The
extra eight or ten minutes required are
cheaper than doctors bills and days of ILL
nesa.
The evening world., 1887-12-21

on statistics Of 1884. Give JOHN SHERMAN, but
strictly for private amusement, q bundle Of
old linen with q pot of carmine Mail q neat
little mub to FoaAKER, he dotes on them so.
Put an extra lot Of stationery in Mayor
HnwIrr's stocking. Hang The Example of
Benedict" on Gov. HnL's Christmas tree.
And, II possible, drop another lump of sugar
in President CLEvELAND's ~overrunning cup
of bliss.
Thus may our statesmen float c~ontentedly
adown the Yule-tide.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
BIS HAS DISAPPEARED.
A Japanese once Boy Mourning the Loss Of
an Accomplished Black Cat.


Tokujiro Fujuyama is a victim to grief.
The arrow of sorrow which is sticking in his
young Japanese heart is a Parthian shaft shot
by his dearest friend. Sis. This may sound
like the old, old story of robust manhood
blighted by the feminine caprice of some fair
but stony-hearted damsel. II isn't.
Sis is a cat, a large white, beautiful cat
who has disappeared from Dr.. Fleming's
Office. Sis is a corruption of the sibilant
note with which Tokujiro called her to order
the feline possesses.
As a rule. O narrow-minded hauteur is the
keynote to her disposition. DR.. Flem-
ing and his wife have never been
able to win her even to the ex-
tent of a single caress; Her undivided
love WAS for Tokiiero, and she would spring
to his bosom for comfort and affection and
purr to him in japanese. Toky always
talked to her in the language of the Mikado,
and she understood it perfectly.
Tokijero layished every attention on her
education, and the animal showed a rare de-
gree of intelligence. At night Sis would go
to sleep under the shadow of a large French
clock on the mantel. Which it gave six silvery
strokes in the morning she sprang from her
perch, went to Toky's room and insisted
on his rising.
She would gently pull the coverlid, and if
the boy didn't stir would let the points of
49, 49, BtNp' va A'' 49, 'No Veo
better than q Connecticut alarm clock.
He had trained her to stand on her hind
legs, receive her rations with her paws and
then retire to a bare spot on the floor to dis
cuss them.
Sis exercised her brains for her own COM
fort. She would sometimes retire under a
low lounge. Toky would poke under it
with a broom. To escape detection, Sis
used to drive her claws into the bottom of the
lounge, pull herself up, tuck in her tail, and
let .Toky sweep the floor under her with
the broomstick till he got tired.
Another playful eccentricity was her
method of descending the stairs. She would
poke her head under her legs, do herself up
into o sphere, and roll down like a foot ball,
smiling with child-like mirth at her own
friyolity.
Such endearing little traits have made her
dear beyond words to the seventeen-year-old
heart of Toky. He hi. sought her through
Any one returning her will make life rosy
again for DIR. Fleming's desolate Office boy.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
A MODEL CHRIsTMAs SHOPPER.

In the crucial test of Christmas shopping
Mrs. CLEVELAND appears to characteristic
advantage. She knows what she wants and
asks for IL. She does not send home every
little paper of pins or bit Of tape. She acts
on the theory that the salesgirls deserve con-
sideration as well as the shoppers.
Nobody has ever written a code OF etiquette
for shoppers, but it is needed badly enough.
What woful waste Of time. what futile wan
behring's hither and thither, what rounds of
aimless questions attend Christmas pur-
chasesl
Mrs. CLEVELAND unconsciously sets q time
ly example as a model Christmas shopper.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
ESPECIAL TO THE woRLD.l


Boston, Dec. 21.-A WORLD reporter saw
Marshal Banks and his wife last evening in
Waltham, at Music Hall.
When asked what he had to say in regard
to his reappointment to act until the Presi-
dent sees fit to name his successor, he said:
" Undoubtedly, President Cleveland has lots
of other matters to attend to besides this
Marsbalship, and in due time it will be made
public who my successor is to be, providing
there is to be such. I have been at Washing
ton and have met President Cleveland. I
must say 1 was very favorably impressed
with him.
:" had a talk with him at the opening of
the present Congress. Anybody who has
held an important political position knows of
the routine business that a President is in
duty bound to despatch, and this will in O
measure account for his hardness in naming
my successor" .
Have you any expectations of again
beng appointed to the Office under the pres
ent Administration ?"
Well, I don't care to say much on that
subject, but 1 nave given Democrats posi-
no reason why it could not be done in the
present case"
WHO do you think will succeed you in
case you are not reappointed 2"
"lt is a hard matter to decide, as there are
two gentlemen prominently mentioned for
the Office. Mr.. Lowering and Mr.. Pratt, of
Greenfield. If one or the other is to get the
position, 1 would much prefer to see Mr..
Lowering appointed, for several reasons"
Have you outlined any plans for the
future ?"
No. I have not given the future q
thought, but will quietly take matters as
they come, as l don't care to worry about
such things"
The General is looking hale and hearty,
and there is much speculation as to his
future prospects among his townsmen, with
whom he is q great fayorite.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Another Name Added TO the List of Victims
of the Aqueduct.
Another name was added to the already too
long list of victims of the Aqueduct shaft last
night.
Between midnight and A. M. David Gro
min, who vas nineteen years of age and en-
ployed as q laborer, was caught between a
car loaded with muck and the wall of shaft
10, at One Hundred and Seventy eighth
street and Harlem River. He was crushed to
death.
His body was removed to his nome near
by and the Coroner notified {" was the stereo-
type ending of the police report of this case
as it has been of many another.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
HELP THE HOSPITALS,

Church-goers should not let Christmas
giving to those who will give to them again
leave them 30 short of money that they can
not contribute literally to the Hospital Fund
in the collections to be taken next Saturday
and Sunday.
No more beautiful benevolence or deserv-
ing charity appeals to our people than that
which sustains the hospitals.
To give every one q chance to contribute
boxes have been placed as usual in the sta
lions of the IL" roads and other public
places.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
Another Trial for Mrs. Robinson.
ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD

TbFHVIAL to n WUHLD'I
Boston, Dec. 21.-Lawyers d. F. Crane and ].
B. Goodrich, counsel for Mrs. Sarah j. Robinson,
the alleged Somerville poisoner, met Attorney
General Waterman at the latter's ofice yesterday,
and the Attorney General at that time elected to
try Mrs. Robinson upon the Indictment charging
her with causing the death OF her brother-in-law,
Prince Arthur Freeman, by poison, in July, 1885.
ment to take place in April, but Mrs. Robln.on's
attorneys wish the irial to he had at the earliest
lion with Chief Justice Morton, of the Supreme
CnurI-
The evening world., 1887-12-21

TbFEUIAL TO THE WOHLD.I
Boston, Dec. q. "A rumor which comes from
Rome, and which is believed by the Boston clergy.
Is to the effect that on the occasion of the Pope's
jubilee next month Archbishop Williams, OF Bos-
ton, will be elevated to the rank OF Cardinal, and
lerred ~ Boston as c%oadjutor to Archbishop Will
iums- II Ii also rumored that Byrne,
OF Boston, Will be raised to the Episcopacy, with
as his see.
The evening world., 1887-12-21
In n safe Place.
prom n. Boston Iransoript.l

lFrom the Boston TrdhSortpt,l
Joseph, " SAID the merchant to a bright young
man with the best Of references, the bookkeeper
tells me you have lost the key OF the safe and he
cannot get at his books"
"Yes, sir, one of them, you gave me two, you
remember"
"Yes, / had duplicates made, in case OF acci-
dent. And the other one z"
son, sir, / took good care OF that. Twas afraid
/ might lose one of them, you know"
I" And 10 the other AL right 2"
% Yes. sir, ] put 1t where there was no danger
Of It's being lost. 1t Ia In the safe, SIR"
The evening world., 1887-12-21

The Life Insurance Association Of New York
hello Its regular monthly meeting at the Hotel
Brunswick yesterday and elected Henry w. Allen,
OF the Union Mutual Life. a member. Then the
gentlemen sat around a big oval table in the ball.
room to dinner. Every one made a speech. These
Mutual Life; Geo. /. Haskell, of New York Lite
Clifford Morse, of Massachusetts Mutual Life; Geo.
W. English, Of the Berkshire Life; A. Is. Aber-
netiey. Of Phoenix Mutual; John j. ID. Bristol, of
Northwestern Mutual; Howard Shade, of Union
Mutual Lie; Chas. \. Dunwell, OF Berkshire Life
clifford Thomson, OF the Spectator, and Franklin
Webster, of the Chronicle.
The evening world., 1887-12-21

Fresh from his little pleasantly with ABE
HuMMEL, Mayor HEWITT boldly invites a
general onslaught by the medical profession
in giving testimony to the virtue of soothing
.syrup-in other words, diluted laudanum-
for babies. The Mayor should remember
that one man can't know everything.
The evening world., 1887-12-21

BERRY WALL Is o most ~ungallant groom.
Why should he enter into open competition
with his bride in the matter Of raiment, and
by donning "a cape coat of white melton,
with buttons as large as saucers,' cast his
wife's modest cloak into the shade2 Mar
riage ought to put an end to even q dudes
epotiam